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Photo: Andrew_Howe / Getty Images Male Songbirds Are Really Bad at Cheating on Their Mates. They Still Try, Though.
These male songbirds have a dead giveaway that females use to figure out whether a prospective mate is already taken and trying to cheat.
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Photo: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images Sperm Whales Make One of the Loudest Sounds of Any Mammal, and Scientists Still Don’t Fully Know Why
Researchers say male sperm whales’ slow clicks can travel up to 70 kilometers and may advertise their size.
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Photo: DBenitostock / Getty Images How a 540-Million-Year-Old Poop Explosion May Have Changed Life on Earth
Researchers say early animal waste may have recycled nutrients through ancient oceans during the Cambrian explosion.
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Photo: NASA; Dr Pixel / Getty Images Why NASA Wants to Send a Laser-Powered Drone Into Caves Beneath the Moon
The LUX concept would use a fiber-optic tether to explore lunar caves that could shelter future moon bases.
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A much, much older Chilean mummy than those in question. Photo: MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images Scientists Found Smallpox DNA Hidden in 500-Year-Old Chilean Mummies
Researchers accidentally recovered variola DNA from two Indigenous adults buried during the early colonial era.
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A SpaceX Rocket Crashed Into the Moon. Here’s What the Impact Site Looks Like Now.
The impact was hard to see from Earth, but a telescope detected sodium and lithium gas above the crash site.
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Why Mountain Lions Could Make Roads Safer for Drivers, According to Researchers
Researchers found deer spent less time near roads in areas with high puma activity, reducing the risks for drivers.
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These Gene-Edited Beagles Could Let People With Dog Allergies Finally Own Pets
The gene-edited puppies lack a key allergy-triggering protein, but the technology is still years from pet stores.
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Shampooing Twice May Be Making Your Showers 27% Longer, Study Finds
Researchers found double-shampooing, repeated pauses, age, and water softness were linked to longer showers.
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How Rattlesnake Blood Could Help Scientists Build Better Antivenom
Researchers found combinations of rattlesnake blood proteins could block deadly viper venom in mouse tests.
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Flat-Headed Fossils Suggest Ancient Human Babies Were as Helpless as Ours
Fossil skulls suggest Homo erectus and “Hobbit” humans may have had helpless infants who needed intense care.
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Scientists Found a Hidden World of Fungi, Worms, and Tardigrades Beneath the Great Lakes
Researchers found 689 fungal species and tiny animals in ancient water pulled from deep beneath Michigan’s Antrim Shale.
